Barrel-rack.



W. B'. PAVEY & G. M. FRENCH.

BARREL RACK,

APPLICATION FILED MAY I9, 1916.

1,220,45G. Y Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, i916. l gg, PatenaMar. 27, 1917.

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WILLIAM '.B. PAVEY AND GEORGE M. FRENCH,

0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO ECONOMY ENGINEERING COMPANY, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BARREL-RACK.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, WILLIAM B. PAvriY and GEORGE M. FRENCH, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBarrel-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in barrel racks and has for oneobject to provide a new and improved form of rack whereupon barrels orsimilar cylindrical packages may be stored. Another object is to providesuch a rack as will be light, durable, easy to handle, easy to installand take down and as will require a minimum space. Another object is toprovide a rack wherein the successive tiers of barrels or cylindricalpackages may be removed or replaced without interference with or by thetiers above or below the one which is being changed. Other objects willappear from time to time in the specification.

Our invention is illustrated more orl less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a side elevation,

Fig. 2 is an end view;

Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation showing one of the frame members andone of the stools separated but about to be put into position;

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Fig. l on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig. l on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the chairs;

Like parts are indicated by like characters in both the drawings.

A, A1 are a series of parallel rectangular panels made up of theuprights A2, A2, and the cross pieces A2, A4, A5. These panels are heldin the upright vertical position parallel one to another by means ofcross bars A", A7, passing through the uprights and held in position bythe nut A8. These cross bars coperate with the barrel rail to form thestructure.

B, B1 are the barrel rails. lThey are as indicated made up of structuralangles. 'They are mounted on chairs B2, B2, B4, B5. It will be notedthat the chairs B2, BA2 are right and left hand chairs and adapted torest upon the upper at surface B6 of the Specification of LettersPatent.

Appli-cation led May 19, 1916.

Patented Mar.. 2K3', i917. Serial No. 98,485.

cross pieces A4, A5. The chairs are preferably riveted as at B'" and areinclined so that the barrel rail which is held in position by the boltB8 is inclined to substantially con form to the curvature of the bilgeof the barrel. The rails, it will be noted, are cut away as at B9 andperforated as at B10, so that they may rest firmly and snugly on thechairs and hang down on either side of the cross pieces.

In order that the structure may have a lirm bearing or Jfoundation onthe floor, the bottom cross member A3 has a flat portion resting on thefloor, and the chair must therefore be provided with a tongue or flangeC extending down and bolted as at C1 to the upwardly extending flange ofthe angle. Aside from this dierence the chair is exactly the same as arethe chairs on the two upper cross members. C2, C3, C4 represent threetiers of barrels resting upon the barrel rail and supported one beneaththe other so that each tier is altogether separate and self-contained,and so that the structure does not depend for its permanence upon thebarrels themselves.

It will be noted that the rearmost panel is not provided with the crossbars A6, A7, this being not necessary owing to the fact that that panelis held firmly in position with respect to the other two by means of thesix barrel rails extending back to it.

It will be evident that while we have shown in our drawings adiagrammatic eX- emplilication of our invention, still many changesmight be made and a greater or less number of barrel tiers might be usedand the barrel tiers might be wider if desired, and we wish thereforethat our drawings be regarded as in a sense diagrammatic.

D is a stop adapted to penetrate into an aperture D1 adapted to hold thestop in posin tion and the stop is arranged so that as' a barrel rollsdown the rail it strikes the stop and its movement is arrested.

The use and operation of our invention are as follows z- Our rack isshipped in the knock-down, the panels are previously assembled andshipped as a unit. When the device is to be installed, the panels areset up, the barrel rails are laid upon the chairs and bolted in positionand the tie rods are tightened up to hold the whole structure inposition as a unit. The barrels are then rolled upon the M@ barrel rail,the barrels being lifted upV by any suitable lnech'anism'or arrangementnot here shown when they are to be rolled upon the upper tiers, and thebarrels rolled back into the rack easily and freely being propelled bythe hand of the operator or any other suitable arrangement. When it isdesired to withdraw any barrel, it is only necessary to 'draw out thebarrels in that one tier between the outside and the desired barrel. Itis not necessary to disturb more than one tier because the rack itselfsupports all the load and the barrels themselves do not carry anyweight.

Thus the barrels are under no strain whatever and there is no tendencyfor leakage on the part of. the lower barrels owing to compression ofthe weight of the upper ones.

It will be noted that the frame panels are units, that they are adaptedto be parallel one to another, and that they are adapted to be fastenedtogether partly by the barrel supporting rails and partly by the tie orstay members. The result of all this structure is that we have a barrelrack which stands alone by itself as a unit needing no attachment orsupport to or from walls or other structures.

We claim:

1. A rack for barrels and the like comprising a series of parallelvertical rigid frames, a series of chairs carried by said frames havingupper surfaces inwardly inclined, barrel rails removably mounted on saidchairs and held in position with their vupper bearing surfaces inwardlyinclined .to conform the barrel.

2. A rack for barrels and the like comprising a series of supportingframes and a series of barrel carrying rails mounted there on, the railshaving flat bearing surfaces arranged in parallel groups with theirbearing surfaces inwardly and downwardly inclined to conform to thecurvature of the bilge of the barrel, chairs upon which such barrelsupporting rails are rigidly mounted, said chairs being firml attachedto the frames.

3. A demounta le rack for barrels and the like comprising a series ofparallel permanent rectangular frames, chairs rigidly mounted on saidframes, and rails bolted to the chairs, means for holding the frames inparallel position, the rails being cut away to straddle portions of theframe2 the upper barrel bearing surfaces of the rails being into thecurvature of the bilge of wardly inclined toward one another to-conformto the curvature of the barrel bilge.

4. A demountable rack for barrels and the like comprisinga series ofparallel permanent rectangular` frames, chairs rigidly mounted on saidframes, and` rails bolted to the chairs, means for holding the frames inparallel position, the rails being cut away to straddle portions of theframe, the upper barrel carrying surfaces of the rails being inwardlyinclined toward one another to conform to the curvature of the barrelbilge, some of said chairs having downwardly eX- tending members adaptedto engage and be rigidly attached to the Side members of the frames.

5. A rack for barrels and the like comprising a series of permanentframe barrels, means for holding them iu parallel position with respectone to ano-ther, said means comprising barrel supporting rails securedto said members, chairs bolted upon the frame members and zulapted tosupport the barrel carrying rails. p

G. A rack for barrels and the like comprising a series of permanentframe barrels, means for holding them in parallel position with respectone to another, said means comprising barrel supporting rails secured tosaid members, chairs bolted upon the frame members and adapted tosupport the barrel carrying rails, the inclination of the railcontacting portions of the chairs being such that the flat barrelsupporting rail surfaces are inclined to substantially conform to thecurvature of the bilge and of the barrel.

7. A rack for barrels and the like comprising a series of supportedbarrel carrying tracks in fixed position and means carried by saidtracks for limiting the movement of the barrels therealong, said meanscomprising a stop pin, the track being apertured to loosely andremovably contain the shank of said pin the pin being provided with acentrally disposed collar intermediate its ends and adapted to rest onthe upper surface of the rail when in the operative position.

Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this13th day of May 1916.

WILLIAM B. PAvEY. GEORGE M. FRENCH.

In the presence of witnesses:

ESTHER VAN FRANK, MINNIE M. LINDENAU.

